diff --git a/website/docs/guides/create-new-materializations.md b/website/docs/guides/create-new-materializations.md
index b3e1c5f4c5f..19f83e967c5 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/create-new-materializations.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/create-new-materializations.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Materializations should [return](/reference/dbt-jinja-functions/return) the list
 {%- materialization my_view, default -%}
 
   {%- set target_relation = api.Relation.create(
-        identifier=identifier, schema=schema, database=database,
+        identifier=this.identifier, schema=this.schema, database=this.database,
         type='view') -%}
 
   -- ... setup database ...
@@ -187,4 +187,4 @@ Specific materializations can be selected by using the dot-notation when selecti
 
 We recommend _not_ overriding materialization names directly, and instead using a prefix or suffix to denote that the materialization changes the behavior of the default implementation (eg. my_project_incremental).
 
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>